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Martial arts and dance studios in the Farmington, NM metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for martial arts and dance studios in the Farmington, NM metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #112 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico

Listings
16
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$33.9M
On memberships, classes and admissions · $811 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
120,340
−0.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 martial arts and dance studios in the Farmington metro area. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 7% across the U.S. That is 3.8 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.9.

Household spending on memberships, classes and admissions in the Farmington metro area comes to about $33.9M a year: $811 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each studio on map listings, 5% above the U.S. figure of $2M. That spending covers all memberships, classes and admissions, which martial arts and dance studios share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in the Farmington metro area classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction. That is one for every 10,433 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Farmington metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For martial arts and dance studios, the Farmington metro area has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #112 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico.

How the Farmington metro area compares

The same measures for New Mexico and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all memberships, classes and admissions by the martial arts and dance studios counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Martial arts and dance studios in Farmington, NM metro area compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureFarmington metro areaNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.84.64.9
Spending per listing$2.1M$2M$2M
Households per official establishment10,4335,5833,473
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−5.7%+11.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on memberships, classes and admissions$811$919$983
Median household income$55,872$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score5853

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$127K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
161 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in the Farmington metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Farmington metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
120,340−0.9% since 2020
Households
41,732
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
5,517 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$55,872+10.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,826
Median home value
$193,800
Jobs located here
45,264
Daytime population
119,349Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Martial arts and dance studios across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring metro areas in New Mexico for martial arts and dance studios, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with the Farmington metro area marked.

Top metro areas in New Mexico

Metro areas in New Mexico ranked for martial arts and dance studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Las Cruces, NM63303.5$2.3M+4.1%#76 of 387
2Farmington, NM58163.8$2.1M−0.9%#112 of 387
3Albuquerque, NM522035.4$1.8M+0.8%#170 of 387
4Santa Fe, NM46446.2$1.8M+1.2%#239 of 387

Other business types in the Farmington metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many martial arts and dance studios are in the Farmington, NM metro area?

The Farmington metro area has 16 martial arts and dance studios on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count martial arts and dance studios. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as sports, recreation and fine arts instruction in 2023.

How much do households in the Farmington, NM metro area spend on memberships, classes and admissions?

About $33.9M a year, or $811 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 martial arts and dance studios on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per studio. The spending figure covers all memberships, classes and admissions, not only martial arts and dance studios. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,732 households in the Farmington metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Farmington, NM metro area compare with the U.S. for martial arts and dance studios?

The Farmington metro area has 3.8 martial arts and dance studios per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 4.9. Spending per studio is $2.1M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $2M. At the national ratio of martial arts and dance studios to household spending, the Farmington metro area would have about 17, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,433 households, against one for every 3,473 across the U.S.

How fast is the Farmington, NM metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Farmington metro area at 120,340 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,732 households. Median household income in the Farmington metro area is $55,872, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 10.6%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Farmington metro area scores 58 for martial arts and dance studios (upper middle), #112 of 387 scored metro areas.

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